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[Q] Reboot problem with memory card, no problem w/o memory card

Here's my issue.
I have a myTouch4G, rooted, stock OS.
Today my phone started into a boot loop and I couldn't get it to stop. I tried a battery pull, still no luck. Ran a "Fix Permissions", still no luck. After I pulled the memory card it stabilized, no reboots. When I put the card back in, the reboots starts up again. So I thought it was a faulty sd card....so I moved all the contents to another sd card....same problem. So to be sure I wiped a sd card, inserted it....no reboots. So I'm convinced it has something to do with what is on the memory card, I just can't figure out what. I tried searching for what files were updated/modfied through windows explorer but I didn't find much....
Please help!
Thanks

[Q] Xperia X10 SD Card Damaged

I was using my Xperia X10a and suddenly I got a notification that says SD Card Damaged. It asks me to format it, when I click on it, it says preparing SD card and then brings up the SD Card Damaged notification again. I went out and bought another SD Card but it still gives me the SD Card Damaged notification. So I tried seeing if the SD card works on another phone and it works fine. How can i fix this. My phone is also rooted. My phone is on AT&T.

I was using my Xperia X10a and suddenly I got a notification that says SD Card Damaged. It asks me to format it, when I click on it, it says preparing SD card and then brings up the SD Card Damaged notification again. I went out and bought another SD Card but it still gives me the SD Card Damaged notification. So I tried seeing if the SD card works on another phone and it works fine. How can i fix this. My phone is also rooted. My phone is on AT&T.
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Hi. I am having this same problem since i installed this new version of wolbreak's rom v007. My card works fine in xrecovery but not in rom Y???
I have formatted my card through PC but when I unplug USB from PC all my data is back on card please help us. I reflashed stock 2.1 just to check and my 2 gb card was working fine but 8 gb was still having same issue. I think my 8 gb card is of no use but my other 2 gb card It should work help help help!!!!!!!!

damaged hardware?..have u dropped your phone?..maybe its a factory defect

Xperia X10 SD Card Damaged
I was told that there may be a physical problem with the card receiver.
The trick is to only push the card into the slot a little way using the back of the phone to keep it in place.
I tried that to no avail.
I found out that HTC users, Motorolla users, DroidX, Nexus, and other phones running Android Eclair also give the exact problem especially after rooting; many before.
I bought one of the Samsung Galaxy S phones running Gingerbread and haven't had the problem at all.
I mod'd the X10 to Gingerbread and the problem stopped. Only thing is that my Mod doesn't support high res on the camera. Its a temporary fix I guess.

[Q] SD Card removed unexpectedly :(

I am getting this error from a long time:
SD CARD REMOVED UNEXPECTEDLY
Till now I have done the following:
Tried 2 SD Cards of 8 Gb
Tried 2 SD cards of 16 Gb
Tried Stock, GB and ICS Roms(Energy & Elegancia)
CHANGED THE PHONE itself ( Got a Brand new phone too)
Still I am getting the same error ..... why why why?

mathrania said:
I am getting this error from a long time:
SD CARD REMOVED UNEXPECTEDLY
Till now I have done the following:
Tried 2 SD Cards of 8 Gb
Tried 2 SD cards of 16 Gb
Tried Stock, GB and ICS Roms(Energy & Elegancia)
CHANGED THE PHONE itself ( Got a Brand new phone too)
Still I am getting the same error ..... why why why?
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go to settings>storage>erase sd card or format it in fat32 via pc

When my SD card is mounted, it isn't detected on my PC, so I can't reformat or erase.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA

did you try mounting from recovery? I have a sd card usb adapter. It is really handy and I suggest that everyone who flashes picks one up. They don't cost much and let you get at you sd card directly through the pc.

Yes,that is must have if you flash roms all the time like the most of us do.
I got one for like 4 euros,and its life saver.

matt95 said:
go to settings>storage>erase sd card or format it in fat32 via pc
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I did it several times... To all the SD cards... But no help
Oomike said:
did you try mounting from recovery? I have a sd card usb adapter. It is really handy and I suggest that everyone who flashes picks one up. They don't cost much and let you get at you sd card directly through the pc.
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i always do mount from recovery as soon as iget the error....
ChobbyNS said:
Yes,that is must have if you flash roms all the time like the most of us do.
I got one for like 4 euros,and its life saver.
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The error i get is randomly and not when i connect it with pc..... So the sd card usb adapter is of no help to me..... I get this error randomly on my phone.....
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Djonni DK said:
Usually XDA always has someone who knows what to do in all situations, but in your case it might be a hardware error. Something might not be connecting properly... and that can't be fixed with software solutions. I'm not sure if this is the case here, but a thought to consider.
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I have changed my SD card 4 times....and this is my brand new 2nd sensation....so it kind of eliminates the Hardware fault..... Something for sure is related to software somewhere...dont know what
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Anyone else getting this problem ??????

I have meet this problem some days ago when I bought a new 16G class6 TF card from KingMax, this card have no problem when using it on PC, but when I using it in my sensation, it always "removed unexpectedly", after change it with a new SANDISK 16G class4 TF card, every thing was OK till now.
So I think it should be a compatibility problem, you can try to using other brand card.

I have the same problem with my HTC Sensation XE phone.
After using an app/game that saves info on the SD card, an error appears that reads: "SD card unexpectedly removed" and all apps that are installed on the SD card are no longer usable, nor is any information (pictures/videos) accessible. The SD card basically becomes invisible to the phone.
I have not tried another SD card yet, but I am reading other people have tried, and it doesn't help. I may try in a week though, when I plan to purchase another one.
Here is some info about my phone:
I have already done all its updates - it has SENSE 3.6 and runs on Android 4.0.3.
It has never been rooted, it runs on the original HTC software.
I am using an 16GB SD card on it - major brand, I believe it is SanDisc.
Also now the problem always appears when I try to update an app that is installed on the SD card, or when I try to record a video - in these two instances I always get the error now, and it gets very annoying.
The phone will randomly get the error on other occasions too.
The only thing that fixes this is to restart the phone 2 times in a row, as by first restart the SD card is still invisible. Another way is to manually remove the battery.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this problem?
I am surprised that I cannot find a clear answer and fix for this problem anywhere, even though so many people have this problem.
Please, help!

You might want to order a new card.perhaps it got corrupted somehow? Do you have a card reader for your computer so you can test the card its self and see if the reader or computer recognizes the card? You can find readers really cheap and they are very good to have. If the reader won't recognize it, It's definitely the card, if the reader does recognize it It's likely your device. First thing I'd try is a new card. Especially if you don't have a reader to check it. Hope this helps.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium

SD card removed unexpectedly
mathrania said:
I am getting this error from a long time:
SD CARD REMOVED UNEXPECTEDLY
Till now I have done the following:
Tried 2 SD Cards of 8 Gb
Tried 2 SD cards of 16 Gb
Tried Stock, GB and ICS Roms(Energy & Elegancia)
CHANGED THE PHONE itself ( Got a Brand new phone too)
Still I am getting the same error ..... why why why?
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Cz its not software issue neither any phone. The issue is in SDcard my dear, when phone put heavy load on card or card get heat in any way,
like to try to play a game or anything..... anyway just try to use max 4GB card. Play Game or do anything it wont removed (UNEXPECTEDLY).
Technology is not good upto 4GB card Yet.... it wont matter what brand it is.
devices with pretty good built in memory is always the best chioce.

It's an issue
Hello Everyone,
I have an issue to report. For a long time I have been chasing this bug, although I was thinking is a hardware issue.
Here is the issue:
From time to time I have been experiencing an "SD card unexpectedly removed". I was thinking that my sd card is not ok. I have changed the sd card, formated, who knows what else I have been doing, but at the end the same issue.
I started to hate my HTC Sensation 4G. Reading forums, but no help.
I have noticed that this issue does not happens when I install Cyanogen Mod 9.1, but the software from htc same result.
Now let me tell you what ROM I am using and which version and how do I reproduce the issue.
phone: HTC Sensation 4G
Android version 4.0.3
HTC Sense version 3.6
Software number 3.33.401.153
Baseband version 11.76A.3504.00U_11.24A.3504.31_M
Build number 3.33.401.153 CL391535 release keys
I have been using the rom from HTC Sensation XE, but the issue also occurred and on the HTC Sensation 4G ROM.
Steps to reproduce the issue:
1. I have installed SDCardTester https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.anotherflexdev.sdcardtester.SDCardTester&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFpci5jb20uYW5vdGhlcmZsZXhkZXYuc2RjYXJkdGVzdGVyLlNEQ2FyZFRlc3RlciJd
2. Start the SDCardTester
3. During the testing process call yourself from another cell phone.
4. Problem occurred. "SD card unexpectedly removed"
Also sometimes issue is reproduced when mobile data is ON and there is writing/reading to the SD Card.
Can someone else to try to reproduce this issue and to confirm this problem.
Thanks

Ok i have been facing the same issue...earlier this issue only came when i used ttorrent..but now suddenly it is coming everytime..i first thought its a hardware issue with maybe the card or card reader slot in phone..but if it was a hardware related issue the card also wouldnt show up in the recovery..but in recovery it shows up just fine n i even flashed rom from recovery where setup was in sdcard..this is surely kernel or os issue
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nexuspeer said:
I have the same problem with my HTC Sensation XE phone.
After using an app/game that saves info on the SD card, an error appears that reads: "SD card unexpectedly removed" and all apps that are installed on the SD card are no longer usable, nor is any information (pictures/videos) accessible. The SD card basically becomes invisible to the phone.
I have not tried another SD card yet, but I am reading other people have tried, and it doesn't help. I may try in a week though, when I plan to purchase another one.
Here is some info about my phone:
I have already done all its updates - it has SENSE 3.6 and runs on Android 4.0.3.
It has never been rooted, it runs on the original HTC software.
I am using an 16GB SD card on it - major brand, I believe it is SanDisc.
Also now the problem always appears when I try to update an app that is installed on the SD card, or when I try to record a video - in these two instances I always get the error now, and it gets very annoying.
The phone will randomly get the error on other occasions too.
The only thing that fixes this is to restart the phone 2 times in a row, as by first restart the SD card is still invisible. Another way is to manually remove the battery.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this problem?
I am surprised that I cannot find a clear answer and fix for this problem anywhere, even though so many people have this problem.
Please, help!
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i had the same problem too

Got a solution for this
Backup your SD card and then reboot into recovery. There goto tools and partition the SD card. For any help visit the following link..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Enjoyyy
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{Help}[Solved Automativall SD card Stopped working on viper rom

My SD card stopped working on ma sensation all of a sudden .....
i was jus copying a rom from my pc to sd card on ma phone whn ma sd card stopped working all of sudden ,......... i tried another old sd card i had with me hoping it a complaint with ma sd card but no luck
seems to be something Wrong with ma phone or Rom
i am on latest Viper Rom....
Some one please help me
Thanks..............
PS: in storage its shows Unavailable

I would try a new SD card. Not exactly sure what to do if that didn't work...you can try this method.., get a SD card reader, they are around 5 dollars,, then download a new rom to the computer, copy that rom to SD through card reader put card in phone with battery out, place battery back in, hold volume down and power until boot loader comes up, press recovery, power button for yes, try to install new rom this way and see if issue still persists. This might work if it's rom related. It wouldn't hurt to try. I'd do this with a new SD card. Or you can try to use old card this way too. Just experiment and see if you can get another rom running and see if issue still persists. I wish you the best. Good luck.
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"SD Card safe to remove" "Preparing SD card" over and over again.

Hi fellows, sorry to bother you i always try to manage to solve all problems on my own (researching) but there no info on the subject.
A bit of history: im the happy owner of an MT7-L09 since last month. I bought it with a Sandisk Ultra 32gb micro sd class10. I've been using the phone without any problems. Didnt even tried to root it.
What i actually did was to set up the SD card as a the default memory location. I dont actually really know what this does apart from saving all media in the SD (mainly google play music, photos and videos i shoot with the camera, some big obb files, etc).
Last week i downloaded oficial Lollipop 5.1.1 release and did a manual update. All good, i kept on using it without any problems (aside from considerably lower battery life) for a couple of days.
Then i decided to gain root access. I followed this steps after googling for help.
I gained root access but after this, it keeps looping between "sd card safe to remove" and "preparing sd card" as long as my sd card is in its slot.
After that i:
Got SD card out, used a PC to backup contents (no damages), gave it a quick format in windows fat32, then format in android. PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE
Then i went back to the pc and gave the card a slow full fat32 format, then format again in andoird. PROBLEM STILL HERE
I also recently bought an action cam with the same SD model. Got that one out and placed it straight into the phone replacing the other. SAME TYPE of SD HERE, SAME MODEL. PROBLEM PERSISTS.
I think it might be related to flashing a recovery or something like that while i had my sd card as default memory location. I really dont know what to do to ger it read any of my SD cards again.
Shall i flash original kit kat firmware again? maybe 5.1.1 again and loose root access? I couldnt find any information regarding this issue rather than try another SD card which i already did (the problem surfaced after the process of gaining root access).
Any clues?
Thaks
Sebastian

I just started having this problem today. I have been on the official 5.1.1 since it launched and never came across any issue until this morning. I never ever rooted or flashed anything custom and the boot loader is still locked.
As of today I started having this issue, looping between "SD card safe to remove" and "Preparing SD card" however I am able to access the SD Card and intervals. The SD Card works perfectly fine on any other device.
One thing I changed recently (2 days ago) is the default memory location, I set it to SD Card, so I am going to revert that setting back to Internal Memory and see if it fixes the issue. Thanks for the tip
If anyone else has come across this issue and/or knows how to fix it please help
UPDATE: I tried reverting the default location setting back to "Internal storage" and found that the setting had already reverted back automatically, presumably because the SD Card is not always available So no luck with that. I am starting to suspect it's a hardware issue!
UPDATE 2: I left the SD Card in the device and connected it to the PC in order to take a backup using HiSuite. As soon as I plugged it in the error stopped cropping up. I finished the backup, unplugged the USB and so far the "SD card safe to remove" and "Preparing SD card" did not show up again. It's been over an hour now. Yesterday I plugged in the device to my PC in order to copy some pictures so something may have happened at that point I'm suspecting.

kta said:
I just started having this problem today. I have been on the official 5.1.1 since it launched and never came across any issue until this morning. I never ever rooted or flashed anything custom and the boot loader is still locked.
As of today I started having this issue, looping between "SD card safe to remove" and "Preparing SD card" however I am able to access the SD Card and intervals. The SD Card works perfectly fine on any other device.
One thing I changed recently (2 days ago) is the default memory location, I set it to SD Card, so I am going to revert that setting back to Internal Memory and see if it fixes the issue. Thanks for the tip
If anyone else has come across this issue and/or knows how to fix it please help
UPDATE: I tried reverting the default location setting back to "Internal storage" and found that the setting had already reverted back automatically, presumably because the SD Card is not always available So no luck with that. I am starting to suspect it's a hardware issue!
UPDATE 2: I left the SD Card in the device and connected it to the PC in order to take a backup using HiSuite. As soon as I plugged it in the error stopped cropping up. I finished the backup, unplugged the USB and so far the "SD card safe to remove" and "Preparing SD card" did not show up again. It's been over an hour now. Yesterday I plugged in the device to my PC in order to copy some pictures so something may have happened at that point I'm suspecting.
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It's been over 12 hours now so I'm guessing all it needed was to connect it to the pc again [emoji2]
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Now that you mention Hi Suite, i played arround a bit with it before the error appeared. im gonna give it a shot

I've done that the root and installed the recovery and microSD goes into loop does not know what to do help ..

Mine is still steady after a few days, hope you fix yours too [emoji6]
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Solved. It must be some issue caused by HiSuite. I connected, made full backup, safely extracted SD from computer and problem seems to have ceased.
Thanks
Sebastian

I got this problem today after reflashing stock recovery.
It disappears after remove and reinsert sd card, but after a reboot problem was still there.
Now I solved checking debug usb setting, because after recovery flash it has been disabled itself.

I have this problem but with the USB storage device, I bought a new one which has two plugs, one is usb the other is micro, to transfer from laptop to phone without cables. It works on PC, it works on my husband's Huawei Mate 7, but just loops on mine. Other USB storage work fine on my phone with cable, but this new one just loops "preparing to connect" and " USB removed", even when trying to connect with cable.
All software is up to date, no modifications have been made.
Any simple ideas would be appreciated (I'm not into flashing/rooting etc!)